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Oxidised Paint job

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  • 30-01-2004 7:04pm
    #1
    silver surfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi,

    I have an old Saab 900 (red) and the paint job is oxidised ... I was wondering if anyone knew of any methods/products to restore the colour as it is now an orangey/pink colour.

    I had tried T-Cut colour restorer but that only lasted about two weeks and heavy rains washed it off.

    I had considered a respray but I believe they are around €1500 ??!! too prohibitive at that price.

    Also - has anyone tried a respray themselves ?

    Any ideas ?

    Cheers


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    #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I was going to suggest T-Cut it worked fine for me!

    Mike.


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    silver surfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭silver surfer


    hmmm .... how did you apply it ?

    did you apply polish on top of the T Cut ?

    Cheers !


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    Neil_Sedaka
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭Neil_Sedaka


    Not sure what you mean when you say the rain washed it off, was this something you applied and then buffed off?

    To T-Cut the paint is to remove the top layer of paint (lots of elbow grease) which gets you down to a new original paint surface.

    You can buy a buffer with a lambswool cover (Argos) to speed things up a bit.

    Hope this helps.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Hard work is the only way! I used T-Cut twice (my arms nearly fell off!) on the whole car.

    First I gave the car a damn good scrub with a standard cleaning agent (Clean Machine by Turtle Wax) then dried it. You could just drive to your local car wash! (but dont use a drive through).

    Then applied 1 layer of T-Cut to an area using clean soft cloth buffing hard in cirular fashion as soon as the wax started to "dull", then I buffed that section down with a complety clean cloth.

    A week later having done the car once I did it again!

    After that its come up shiney every time its washed and waxed and we're about 6 months down the road.

    If you want to spend a few bob you can get one of those
    buffing attachments for a drill. Much effort saved.

    Mike.


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    #6
    silver surfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭silver surfer


    Great, thanks ..

    I've just had a look on the Argos site and they have cheap buffers (€25) so I'll get one of those and give it a shot when it's a bit drier.

    Cheers.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Just a note to say when you use a wax or polish never use it in direct sunlight or even in warm weather. Pick
    a dull tepid sort of day (usually found here between
    Jan and Dec!).

    Mike.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,714 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    maplins are doing a special on the buffers also (€25 IIRC)


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